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What is a seed?

A seed is an embryonic plant itself and the origin of nutrition. Seeds come in all different sizes, shapes and colors.

Many seeds are edible and the majority of human calories come from seeds, especially from legumes and nuts. Nuts are technically seeds, but most of us don’t think of them as one and the same. For our purposes, nuts are the larger, denser edible seeds; seeds are the smaller ones that require considerably more work to actually eat in their natural state.

Seeds also provide most cooking oils, many beverages and spices and some important food additives.

Types of Seeds

There are dozens of types of seeds, but here are some of the most popular edible seeds.